Game & Fish East

Every month in Game & Fish, you'll discover the best hotspots throughout your region for hunting and fishing. We'll also bring you your state's latest outdoor news, plus plenty of how-to tactics and special strategies designed to make you a more successful hunter and angler

NEAR, FAR AND IN BETWEEN

Game & Fish East

GAME & FISH ONLINE • TIPS, TACTICS, GEAR, NEWS AND MORE AT GAFMAG.COM

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING • Game & Fish editors pick their favorite shows on MOTV.

MOON TIMES

THE DOT DILEMMA • THINKING OF PUTTING A RED-DOT ON YOUR TURKEY GUN? FIRST, CONSIDER ALL THE PROS AND CONS.

QUICK REFLEXES • REACTION BAITS TRIGGER BIG BITES EVEN WHEN PRECISE PRESENTATIONS ARE IGNORED.

A POUND OF PREVENTION • PUT TOGETHER A BASIC KIT THAT WILL KEEP YOU OUT OF TROUBLE WITHOUT BEING A PAIN TO PACK.

TRAILER TIME • GET YOUR BOAT’S TRAILER (AND THE VEHICLE THAT PULLS IT) READY FOR SPRING WITH THESE 11 TIPS.

SUCKER SUPPORTERS • A NEW NONPROFIT ADVOCATES FOR UNDER-APPRECIATED NATIVE FISH.

GOOD OLD DAYS • A SOUL-SEARCHING TURKEY HUNTER RESURRECTS THREE TIME-WORN SHOTGUNS AND SPENDS A SEASON CHASING TOMS WITH THEM.

AROUND THE EAST • A SAMPLING OF THE REGION’S BEST HUNTING AND FISHING OPPORTUNITIES THIS MONTH

DOUBLE DUTY • THE PERFECT KNOT-TYING SOLUTION FOR TOOTHY FISH AND ROUGH COVER

CURVEBALL TOMS • LESSONS LEARNED FROM LAST SEASON’S MOST FRUSTRATING TURKEY HUNTS

FIRST BITES • WHILE MOST GAMEFISH ARE SHAKING OFF WINTER’S DOLDRUMS, BULLHEADS AND SUCKERS ARE FEEDING HEAVILY ACROSS THE REGION THIS MONTH.

BASS RIG REVISIONS • ADAPTATIONS OF CLASSIC SOFT-PLASTIC RIGS CAN UNLOCK THE BITE WHEN THE ORIGINAL VERSIONS COME UP SHORT.

NEW SOFT PLASTICS • Give these offerings a try on your tweaked rigs this season.

THE HARD STUFF • SAVE THE FLY GEAR FOR LATER IN THE SPRING. NOW IS HARD-BAIT SEASON FOR TROUT.

THE ARSENAL • Three hard baits that are tough to beat for early-season trout

NORTH TO Adventure • QUEBEC OFFERS HUNTERS AND ANGLERS AN INCREDIBLE RANGE OF OUTDOOR OPPORTUNITIES.

GO WITH A PRO • Consider hiring a guide, especially if it’s your first time.

GETTING INTO CANADA • Things to know before crossing the border

Salad Bar BASS • THE THICK MATS OF VEGETATION THAT COVER NORTH-CENTRAL FLORIDA’S RODMAN RESERVOIR PROVIDE ABUNDANT HABITAT FOR LARGEMOUTHS WEIGHING IN THE DOUBLE DIGITS.

OFF THE WATER • Families will find numerous natural attractions in north-central Florida.

RODMAN TRIP PLANNER • Ramps are plentiful, but lodging … not so much.

Retay GORDION TURKEY • THIS SEMI-AUTO SHOTGUN OFFERS EVERYTHING TURKEY HUNTERS NEED AT A MODERATE PRICE.

STEINER H6XI • A HOST OF PRACTICAL FEATURES MAKES THIS AMERICAN-MADE RIFLESCOPE STAND OUT.

COMING OF AGE • IT TAKES WORK TO FIT IN WITH THE GUYS.